HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs Samsung Exynos 990

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs Samsung Exynos 990, comparison of GPUs Mali-G57 MP6 and Mali-G77 MP11.

This performance comparison includes two processors: HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Exynos 990 is octa-core (Exynos M5 Mongoose). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the processors, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like Quadrant, 3DMark, PassMark, AnTuTu, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, PCMark, Neocore, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G or Exynos 990 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

24%

Exynos 990

37%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

78%

Exynos 990

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

21%

Exynos 990

35%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Exynos 990
Total score	345831	520426
CPU	96840	145729
GPU	131412	197752
MEM	55325	83272
UX	62245	93686

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Exynos 990
Single-Core	746	1108
Multi-Core	2536	3435

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Exynos 990
Frequency	2360 MHz	3300 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	3x2.22 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.93 GHz Exynos M5 Mongoose 2x2.56 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR5
Max. Memory	12 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	31.78	44
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 990 is 28% better than HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G has 2 more core than Exynos 990. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G57 MP6	Mali-G77 MP11
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	846	786
# of Cores	6	11
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	26.3	61.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.8	55.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	47.7	61.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.8	61.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.9	49.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.5	75.3
Real Racing 3	95.4	123
Sniper 3D	104.9	116.9
Need for Speed No Limits	76.3	86.1
Mortal Kombat X	76.3	80
CSR Racing 2	62	80

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	48 MP	108 MP
Dual Camera resolution	24 MP	25 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	21	Exynos Modem 5123
Download speed	7350 MBit/s.	7350 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3400 MBit/s.	3486 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	SBAS, QZSS, Galileo, GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is better: 5
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 990 is better: 30
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G and Exynos 990, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark

• HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G specs and review.

Exynos 990 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10

• Exynos 990 specs and review.